[Interview Number 16]
This time, we get to know Maaya Mattoo whose brand new track (no seriously, it just came out today) โBlue Over Youโ is featured on the โNew Artist Spotlightโ playlist on Spotify
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Okay, letโs get into the Ten questions for Maaya Mattoo!
๐ญ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐?
I'm from New Delhi, India. Other than making music, you can find me reading, watching interviews of my favourite musicians. Most of the time, my dog keeps me company.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ/๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
I've been singing for as long as I can remember. It all started with taking Indian Classical Vocal training from my Grandma at the age of three. Soon enough, I picked up the keys, guitar and eventually found myself leaning towards Western Vocals. I like singing both Indian and Western styles of singing however, my forte (at least currently) is Western and specifically R&B, Neo-Soul bordering on Pop.
๐ฏ. ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐?
Definitely the talent I see around me. I cannot, for the life of me, name a single person because I am inspired by my mentors and teachers as the years have gone by as well as musicians I've grown up listening to. Thanks to my family for having a fantastic taste in music!
๐ฐ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ?
I started writing my own songs when I was about 17 but didn't bother doing much about them until I turned 20, which is when I released my debut single 'Some Days'.
๐ฑ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐?
Hopefully, I'll be able to change how R&B is seen nowadays. Old-school R&B is becoming less common and the contemporary, modern, more electronic feel is finding a home in the current audience. Though in India, Indian Classical and Bollywood clearly comprise the hegemony, I hope I'm able to change the way people see music here. Bringing together R&B and Indian Classical together some day sounds extremely fun to me!
๐ฒ. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ?
Just take me to New Orleans some day. Forget Wembley, forget anything else - New Orleans is where the music is at! But that doesn't mean I don't wish to perform at Madison Square Garden or the Wembley Stadium and all the other renowned locations, of course.
๐ณ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด?
This is genuinely a tough one! I can listen to Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits anytime, anywhere. Mark Knopfler could step on me and I wouldn't complain.
๐ด. ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐?
On stage, right after a performance actually! Tripped over the mic's lead and fractured my ankle. The worst part was my entire school's crowd was watching. By entire I mean ENITRE. Yep, everybody laughed. Now I laugh, too.
๐ต. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐?
Probably being awarded the Excellence in Music Principal's Award (the same year I fractured my ankle and was laughed at by the entire school). Though I've accomplished greater things now, this incident is always going to be something I hold close.
๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ?
With Erykah Badu and/or Stevie Wonder - mad genius, both of them!
That concludes todayโs Ten Questions with Maaya Mattoo.
Please make sure to check out her new Single "Blue Over You" on Spotify
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You will not be disappointed!
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